Parry Sound—Muskoka (provincial electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada
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Parry Sound—Muskoka is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. The riding was once held by Ontario Premier Ernie Eves, and, by Norm Miller, son of former Premier Frank Miller.
 Ontario electoral district | |||
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Parry Sound—Muskoka in relation to other Northern Ontario ridings | |||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of Ontario | ||
| MPP |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1999 | ||
| First contested | 1999 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016)[1] | 94,400 | ||
| Electors (2018)[2] | 80,180 | ||
| Area (km²) | 19,275 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4.9 | ||
| Census division(s) | Parry Sound District, Muskoka District, Nipissing District | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, Muskoka Lakes, Parry Sound, Seguin, Lake of Bays, McDougall, Georgian Bay, Perry | ||
The district, which has existed since 1999, has identical boundaries to those of the federal district of Parry Sound-Muskoka.
The riding consists of the Territorial District of Parry Sound (excluding the town of Powassan, the townships of Nipissing and North Himsworth, and the part of the town of Killarney contained in the district), the District Municipality of Muskoka, and the part of the town of Kearney lying in the Territorial Nipissing District.
History
Prior to the 1999 boundary realignment two ridings covered the area: Parry Sound and Muskoka. Parry Sound—Muskoka provincial electoral district was created in 1906, Ontario was divided into the same electoral districts as those used for federal electoral purposes. They were redistributed whenever a readjustment took place at the federal level.
It initially consisted of the District Municipality of Muskoka, the Territorial District of Parry Sound (excluding the towns of Powassan and Trout Creek and the townships of Nipissing, North Himsworth and South Himsworth) and the township of Sherborne and Others (formerly Sherborne, McClintock, Livingstone, Lawrence and Nightingale) in the county of Haliburton.
In 2005, legislation was passed by the Legislature to divide Ontario into 107 electoral districts, beginning with the next provincial election in 2007. The eleven northern electoral districts are those defined for federal purposes in 1996, based on the 1991 census (except for a minor boundary adjustment). The 96 southern electoral districts are those defined for federal electoral purposes in 2003, based on the 2001 census. Without this legislation, the number of electoral districts in northern Ontario would have been reduced from eleven to ten.[3]
While the riding is a stronghold of the Progressive Conservatives, it has also been friendly to the Greens, scoring only a little more than 2,000 votes less than the PCs in the 2022 election. The Greens generally do best in the larger towns like Huntsville, Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, and Parry Sound. The PCs do best in more rural areas, especially those in the north of the riding. They do worst in reservations, which are also where the NDP does best.[4]
Members of Provincial Parliament
| Parry Sound—Muskoka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Parry Sound and Muskoka | ||||
| 37th | 1999–2001 | Ernie Eves | Progressive Conservative | |
| 2001–2003 | Norm Miller | |||
| 38th | 2003–2007 | |||
| 39th | 2007–2011 | |||
| 40th | 2011–2014 | |||
| 41st | 2014–2018 | |||
| 42nd | 2018–2022 | |||
| 43rd | 2022–2025 | Graydon Smith | ||
| 44th | 2025–present | |||
Election results
| 2025 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Graydon Smith | 21,731 | 46.80 | +1.43 | ||||
| Green | Matt Richter | 19,360 | 41.69 | +1.06 | ||||
| Liberal | David Innes | 2,828 | 6.09 | N/A | ||||
| New Democratic | Jim Ronholm | 1,329 | 2.86 | –4.83 | ||||
| New Blue | Brandon Nicksy | 785 | 1.69 | –0.29 | ||||
| Ontario Party | Helen Kroeker | 403 | 0.87 | –2.83 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 46,436 | 99.21 | –0.37 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 371 | 0.79 | +0.37 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,807 | 55.37 | +2.28 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,534 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +0.19 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5][6] | ||||||||
| 2022 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Graydon Smith | 20,216 | 45.37 | −2.70 | $85,536 | |||
| Green | Matt Richter | 18,102 | 40.63 | +20.61 | $95,858 | |||
| New Democratic | Erin Horvath | 3,427 | 7.69 | −14.34 | $14,568 | |||
| Ontario Party | Andrew John Cocks | 1,649 | 3.70 | $8,029 | ||||
| New Blue | Doug Maynard | 883 | 1.98 | $2,616 | ||||
| Independent | Daniel Predie Jr. | 155 | 0.35 | $0 | ||||
| Populist | Brad Waddell | 126 | 0.28 | $3,142 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 44,558 | 99.58 | +0.29 | $117,992 | ||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 187 | 0.42 | -0.29 | |||||
| Turnout | 44,745 | 53.09 | -6.13 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,580 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | −11.65 | ||||||
Source(s)
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| 2018 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 22,662 | 48.07 | +7.34 | $49,423 | |||
| New Democratic | Erin Horvath | 10,385 | 22.03 | +9.11 | $5,354 | |||
| Green | Matt Richter | 9,438 | 20.02 | +0.68 | $24,017 | |||
| Liberal | Brenda Rhodes | 4,071 | 8.64 | -17.61 | $13,501 | |||
| Independent | Jeff Mole | 219 | 0.46 | N/A | none listed | |||
| Libertarian | Chris Packer | 196 | 0.42 | N/A | none listed | |||
| None of the Above | Joshua MacDonald | 172 | 0.36 | N/A | $0 | |||
| Total valid votes | 47,143 | 99.29 | +0.48 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 336 | 0.71 | -0.48 | |||||
| Turnout | 47,479 | 59.22 | +7.10 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,180 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -0.88 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7][8][9] | ||||||||
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 15,761 | 40.73 | -13.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Dan Waters | 10,158 | 26.25 | +8.04 | ||||
| Green | Matt Richter | 7,484 | 19.34 | +10.28 | ||||
| New Democratic | Clyde Mobbley | 4,999 | 12.92 | -5.26 | ||||
| Freedom | Andy Stivrins | 296 | 0.76 | +0.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 38,698 | 98.81 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 467 | 1.19 | ||||||
| Turnout | 39,165 | 52.11 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 75,153 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -10.74 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[10] | ||||||||
| 2011 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 19,417 | 54.09 | +6.92 | ||||
| Liberal | Cindy Waters | 6,537 | 18.21 | -8.50 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex Zyganiuk | 6,527 | 18.18 | +4.54 | ||||
| Green | Matt Richter | 3,251 | 9.06 | -3.42 | ||||
| Freedom | Andy Stivrins | 167 | 0.47 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 35,899 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 171 | 0.47 | ||||||
| Turnout | 36,070 | 51.79 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 69,651 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +7.71 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[11] | ||||||||
| 2007 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 17,348 | 47.17 | -1.34 | ||||
| Liberal | Brenda Rhodes | 9,819 | 26.71 | -7.73 | ||||
| New Democratic | Sara Hall | 5,015 | 13.64 | +3.72 | ||||
| Green | Matt Richter | 4,557 | 12.48 | +6.6 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 36,739 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 2003 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 18,776 | 48.51 | -0.79 | ||||
| Liberal | Dan Waters | 13,332 | 34.44 | +0.13 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jo-Anne Boulding | 3,838 | 9.92 | +6.53 | ||||
| Green | Glen Hodgson | 2,277 | 5.88 | -6.46 | ||||
| Family Coalition | Charlene Phinney | 484 | 1.25 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 38,707 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, February 8, 2001 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norm Miller | 12,903 | 49.30 | -8.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Evelyn Brown | 8,979 | 34.31 | +6.62 | ||||
| Green | Richard Thomas | 3,229 | 12.34 | |||||
| New Democratic | Joanne Bury | 888 | 3.39 | -10.1 | ||||
| Independent | Anne Marsden | 113 | 0.43 | |||||
| Independent | John Turmel | 61 | 0.23 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 26,173 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1999 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernie Eves | 22,967 | 57.97 | |||||
| Liberal | Isabel Doxey | 10,970 | 27.69 | |||||
| New Democratic | Dan Waters | 5,343 | 13.49 | |||||
| Natural Law | Iris Tamssot | 339 | 0.86 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 39,619 | 100.0 | ||||||
2007 electoral reform referendum
| 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Side | Votes | % | |
| First Past the Post | 24,430 | 67.9 | |
| Mixed member proportional | 11,523 | 32.1 | |
| Total valid votes | 35,953 | 100.0 | |